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68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

Refused Exeter 26/0178/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

House in Multiple Occupation for six residents (C4 Use Class) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use)

As published by the council, reference 26/0178/LED

Application record

Reference
26/0178/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Was not lawful use
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Duryard And St James
Postcode
EX4 6AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/1584/LBC Refused

    68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    Retention of ground floor rear extension, replacement materials on roof, replacement materials and windows on dormers at front and rear, replacement rooflight at rear, installation of walls on ground and first floors, replacement doors to bedrooms and installation of fire alarm system

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Was not lawful use

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

38 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 77% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

30 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    25/1584/LBC Submitted 7 Nov 2025 4m away

    Retention of ground floor rear extension, replacement materials on roof, replacement materials and windows on dormers at front and rear, replacement rooflight at rear, installation of walls on ground and first floors, replacement doors to bedrooms and installation of fire alarm system

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +2 17 docs

  • 82 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    26/0253/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2026 48m away

    Proposed placement of vented chimney cowls to the side elevation chimney stack

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs

  • 78 Longbrook Street Exeter Devon EX4 6AP

    19/1549/CAT Submitted 6 Nov 2019 48m away

    T1 - Holly tree. Fell

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Flat 1 78 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    24/0430/CAT Submitted 17 Apr 2024 48m away

    T1 - Ornamental Cherry - Remove the decayed stem near the base of the tree (positioned slightly westwards of the main stem, and producing lower branches only). Reduce the remaining crown (height and lateral branches) by 30%.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 54 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AH

    26/0025/FUL Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50m away

    Reconstruction of two storey rear wing including replacement walls, floors and roof and steps and railings to the main entrance door to enhance standards of public accessibility

    Granted Full applications 26 docs

  • 54 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AH

    26/0026/LBC Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50m away

    Reconstruction of two storey rear wing including replacement walls, floors and roof and steps and railings to the main entrance door to enhance standards of public accessibility

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 24 docs

In Exeter

  • 26/1353/LPD Granted

    31 Feltrim Avenue Exeter EX2 4RP

    Demolish low wall to front garden and convert garden to driveway with permeable/porous finish. Roof extension which includes rear dormer, Velux style roof windows to front roof slope, and converting the hip to a gable roof. New rainwater collected will go to a soakaway.

    8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1060/LPD Refused

    77 Broadfields Road Exeter EX2 5RQ

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side/rear ground floor extension.

    15 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1044/LPD Granted

    12 Tarbet Avenue Exeter EX1 2UE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable end roof enlargement and a flat roof rear dormer and 2x front roof lights.

    13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1020/LED Granted

    6 Iddesleigh Road Exeter EX4 6LY

    House in Multiple Occupation for five people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)

    8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1362/LPD Granted

    94 Myrtlebury Way Exeter EX1 3WX

    Construction of a single storey rear extension and formation of a rear roof dormer to the existing dwelling.

    9 Sep 2026 Lawful development